.ARK file extension - ARC File Archiver CPM/Port archive
What is ark file? How to open ark files?
File type specification:
File extension ark is related to ARC, a lossless data compression and archival format by System Enhancement Associates (SEA). It was very popular during the early days of networked BBS.
The file format and the program were both called ARC.
The ARC program essentially made obsolete the use of combinations of the SQ program to compress files and the LU program to create .LBR archives by combining the functions of both compression and archiving into a single program.
ARC compresses multiple files into one - but unlike ZIP, not entire directory trees. The arc format was the subject of quite a bit of controversy in the 1980s - an important event in the open source debate.
MIME types:
application/x-cpmdecode
Updated: August 9, 2022
The default software associated to open ark file:
Company or developer:
Bulat Ziganshin
FreeArc is a multi-platform archiving application with GUI as well as with console commands. Main advantage of FreeArc is fast but efficient compression and rich set of features.
List of software applications associated to the .ark file extension
Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open ark file, edit ark file, convert ark file, view ark file, play ark file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
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Software that open ark file - ARC File Archiver CPM/Port archive
Programs supporting the exension ark on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open ark file action.
Microsoft Windows:
Main software associated with ark file by default:
FreeArc
Other suggested software:
PowerDesk Pro
